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Lyons Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Lyons Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Lyons, New York, with 481 students. The school is part of the Lyons Central School District, which is ranked 786 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lyons Elementary School consistently performs below the state average on New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 20% to 35.71% in math and 24.24% to 34.21% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 51.2% to 59.7% in math and 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA. The school has a very low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, Marion Elementary School and Midlakes Elementary School, which are nearby schools, have higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings than Lyons Elementary School. Additionally, despite the school's low performance, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $35,121 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the spending of some higher-performing nearby schools.

519

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,082

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

98 William St
Lyons, NY 14489-1550

(315) 946-2200

District: Lyons Central School District

Students who attend Lyons Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lyons Middle School
High:	Lyons Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

Two or more races:

16.6%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (29% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

New York avg54%

2,230^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

786^th of 874Lyons Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	2230 of 2445	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2050 of 2445	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2126 of 2439	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2104 of 2434	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1907 of 2201	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	2298 of 2413	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2273 of 2395	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	2211 of 2386	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	1982 of 2366	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.5	1405 of 2352	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.3	1610 of 2345	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.8	1474 of 2325	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.9	1297 of 2320	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.7	1526 of 2286	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	1320 of 2263	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	1398 of 2257	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.1	1261 of 2227	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.5	1205 of 2219	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.8	1287 of 2206	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	845 of 928	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	916 of 927	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	793 of 857	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	872 of 936	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	885 of 891	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	931 of 948	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	2214 of 2409	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1995 of 2413	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2083 of 2403	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	2123 of 2401	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1787 of 1955	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	2291 of 2357	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	2262 of 2338	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1540 of 1569	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1337 of 1531	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	14.7	599 of 622	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	698 of 730	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1961 of 2098	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1697 of 2078	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1811 of 2041	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1940 of 2099	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1555 of 1678	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1995 of 2032	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	2004 of 2045	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	2164 of 2407	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	2019 of 2411	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2064 of 2400	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1965 of 2400	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1661 of 1961	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	2154 of 2358	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	2179 of 2340	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	246 of 287	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	205 of 279	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	171 of 223	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	203 of 289	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	94 of 143	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	159 of 180	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	183 of 202	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	2039 of 2134	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1776 of 2110	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1604 of 2016	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1641 of 2031	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	899 of 1044	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1580 of 1859	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1889 of 1941	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1313 of 1402	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1252 of 1392	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1252 of 1337	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1337 of 1399	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1155 of 1224	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1316 of 1338	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1381 of 1408	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2022)4th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-23 vs state

Math28%-28 vs state

Science25%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lyons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	98 William St	Lyons	14489	Wayne County	Lyons Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 946-2200	519	47	11.0	64.2%	349 (67.2%)	43 (8.3%)	41 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (16.6%)	13.5	2230^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.8%		20.3	2050^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.2%	180	24.2	30.4	33.9	34.2	26.9	30.4	35.7	20.0	25.5	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$34,082	$1,780	$32,302
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1014 N Main St	Newark	14513	Wayne County	Newark Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 332-3342	207	20	10.5	57.5%	124 (59.9%)	5 (2.4%)	42 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (16.4%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,174	$2,555	$27,619
Norman R Kelley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	316 W Miller St	Newark	14513	Wayne County	Newark Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 332-3326	363	39	9.2	55.4%	245 (67.5%)	23 (6.3%)	50 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.1%)	12.5	2254^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.8%		21.9	2007^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.9%	247	29.0	32.8	27.9		33.3	29.8	29.5		26.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$30,221	$2,912	$27,309
Perkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	439 W Maple Ave	Newark	14513	Wayne County	Newark Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 332-3315	266	29	9.1	60.2%	162 (60.9%)	12 (4.5%)	57 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.2%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,122	$2,745	$27,377
Clyde-Savannah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 E Dezeng St	Clyde	14433	Wayne County	Clyde-Savannah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 902-3100	367	37	10.0	66.2%	305 (83.1%)	6 (1.6%)	24 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	10.2	2297^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%		9.5	2341^st of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%	44	15.0	26.8	29.8	26.5	15.0	43.9	22.9	20.4	18.8	99.2	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$37,914	$3,344	$34,570
Midlakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1510 Rt 488	Clifton Springs	14432	Ontario County	Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 548-6900	761	76	10.0	46.1%	709 (93.2%)	7 (0.9%)	36 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	25.3	1913^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.8%		23.6	1960^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.8%	47	45.2	41.5	43.8	40.0	47.1	34.0	29.4	23.8	38.7	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$27,479	$1,742	$25,738
North Rose-Wolcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10456 Salter Rd	North Rose	14516	Wayne County	North Rose-Wolcott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 587-4005	424	34	12.5	57.1%	362 (85.4%)	8 (1.9%)	28 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	12.1	2265^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.4%		16.7	2158^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.7%	107	28.6	36.5			26.1	31.8				99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.7	100.0	$27,386	$664	$26,722
Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3863 Main St	Marion	14505	Wayne County	Marion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 926-4256	335	40	8.3	43.0%	279 (83.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	69.7	699^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.4%		63.4	817^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.6%	118	70.0	69.2	55.6	56.7	67.5	79.5	74.3	67.9	44.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,185	$2,997	$29,187
Sodus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6264 Rt 88	Sodus	14551	Wayne County	Sodus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 483-5282	345	38	9.1	65.8%	195 (56.5%)	23 (6.7%)	83 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.5%)								(n/a)	44.1				41.1					99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.7	$22,777	$757	$22,020
Palmyra-Macedon Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	120 Canandaigua St	Palmyra	14522	Wayne County	Palmyra-Macedon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 597-3475	431	37	11.7	42.2%	402 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)								(n/a)										99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$28,384	$1,314	$27,071

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